Hi,
this might be the stupidest question this board has seen, but here goes..I am from Europe and my family still resides there, however, I got my BA from the US in Polisci and Legal Studies, but I want to move back home and further my education in law without having to go through an LLB program and then LLM...because then i would have just wasted 4 years getting a BA...so is there anyway around that? as in can i get an LLM without a JD or LLB?

Just a little FYI - I have taken my LSAT's and have applied to a couple US Law schools just incase. Thanks.

in order to further your education in law, in order to do what, eventually?

to be able to practice law..ex. attorney

I have actually the same problem - only i do not want to practice law, just want to get LLM for work related purposes. I have a BA and MBA from US schools - but it seems that only European law schools are willing to admit a non-JD for LLM program. Here in the US a JD is a prerequisite.

Hi

Yes in the US you can not get an LLM without a JD and the JD is necessary to sit the bar exams. In Europe some LLM programmes accept a non-JD applicant provided you have taken some law courses during your MBA... and have very good academic results. Try the LLM in French and European law taught in English at the University of Cergy-Pontoise (Paris France). You can still apply by internet for 2007-2008.

... and the JD is necessary to sit the bar exams.

In Europe some LLM programmes accept a non-JD applicant provided you have taken some law courses during your MBA... and have very good academic results. Try the LLM in French and European law taught in English at the University of Cergy-Pontoise (Paris France). You can still apply by internet for 2007-2008.

There is an LL.M. at Kaiserslautern University (Germany) which is open to graduates in disciplines other than law.

Hi Didero

I'm graduated from Cergy-Pontoise and finishing a PhD in NYU now. Even though the LLM is open to students with an undergraduate or postgraduate law degree, I know that a student with a degree in Political science was admitted because he had taken some law courses during his studies...Obviously they don't accept applicants with no legal backgrounds...